We have to make some radical move to get the attention of everyone. Cheaters can't win and steroids has put us in the position that it's OK to cheat. (Lou Brock). That is why Doping damages the integrity of professional sports. There is a ongoing conflict about whether professional athletes should be allowed to use performance enhancing drugs. Because of the health concerns it has, doping damages the integrity of professional sports. Professional athletes should not use performance enhancing drugs because of all the hard work they have put in to make it to the pros. According to Cheating is Cheating: A look at Steroid use in Pro Sports, “Some say that it's best for the league as it adds to the entertainment of the sport. Who doesn't want
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Also, “to understand the severity of the problem, it is important to know the significant changes steroids can affect in an athlete. "Steroids can have a significant improvement in athletic performance," said Andrew Heming, professor and strength coach for the Trinity Western University Spartans. "Many physical attributes, including speed, agility, vertical jump, and even endurance, can be limited by strength. Getting stronger has the ability to help improve many aspects of performance. Steroids also seem to speed recovery and allow an athlete to do a greater amount of work without overtraining." These changes are obvious advantages for athletes.” Some athletes believe that steroids don’t affect them. Scientist have proven that steroids have a positive affect to athletes bodies. Aside from enhancements, there are major negative effects to steroids as well. "Physical side effects vary widely among individual users, all of which include: voice change, acne, cancer, stretch marks, fluid retention, yellow eyes, male-pattern baldness, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, liver toxicity, prostate enlargement, scar tissue (from …show more content…
According to Legalize Performance Drugs to All, sumo wrestlers gorge themselves on the fattiest of foods, beauty queens get the most "attractive" of implants and near-sighted people buy glasses or contacts to improve their natural ability to see, for professional athletes, it's simply no different, they want to transcend and so they look to supplements that any other individual outside of pro sports has the right to use without consequence. If athletes do take steroids that means hard work doesn’t matter as much as it did before, if hard work, dedication, and God-given talents are not a part of sport anymore, then those participating do not have the right to call themselves professional athletes. There is a ongoing conflict about whether professional athletes should be allowed to use performance enhancing drugs. Because of the health concerns it has, doping damages the integrity of professional sports. “There is a myth out there that somehow steroids can turn a cub into a bear. Steroids won’t make you tough and competitive. What they will do is ruin your health. It’s that simple.” (Dick
Also, “to understand the severity of the problem, it is important to know the significant changes steroids can affect in an athlete. "Steroids can have a significant improvement in athletic performance," said Andrew Heming, professor and strength coach for the Trinity Western University Spartans. "Many physical attributes, including speed, agility, vertical jump, and even endurance, can be limited by strength. Getting stronger has the ability to help improve many aspects of performance. Steroids also seem to speed recovery and allow an athlete to do a greater amount of work without overtraining." These changes are obvious advantages for athletes.” Some athletes believe that steroids don’t affect them. Scientist have proven that steroids have a positive affect to athletes bodies. Aside from enhancements, there are major negative effects to steroids as well. "Physical side effects vary widely among individual users, all of which include: voice change, acne, cancer, stretch marks, fluid retention, yellow eyes, male-pattern baldness, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, liver toxicity, prostate enlargement, scar tissue (from …show more content…
According to Legalize Performance Drugs to All, sumo wrestlers gorge themselves on the fattiest of foods, beauty queens get the most "attractive" of implants and near-sighted people buy glasses or contacts to improve their natural ability to see, for professional athletes, it's simply no different, they want to transcend and so they look to supplements that any other individual outside of pro sports has the right to use without consequence. If athletes do take steroids that means hard work doesn’t matter as much as it did before, if hard work, dedication, and God-given talents are not a part of sport anymore, then those participating do not have the right to call themselves professional athletes. There is a ongoing conflict about whether professional athletes should be allowed to use performance enhancing drugs. Because of the health concerns it has, doping damages the integrity of professional sports. “There is a myth out there that somehow steroids can turn a cub into a bear. Steroids won’t make you tough and competitive. What they will do is ruin your health. It’s that simple.” (Dick